Arkansas Code § 5-54-111 - Second Degree Escape

(a) A person commits the offense of second degree escape if he or she:

(1) At any time, including from the point of departure from confinement to the return to confinement, uses or threatens to use physical force in escaping from custody;

(2) Having been found guilty of a felony, escapes from custody;

(3) Escapes from a correctional facility;

(4) Escapes from a juvenile detention facility; or

(5) Escapes from a youth services program.

(b) (1) Second degree escape is a Class B felony if, at the time of the escape, the person is in the custody of:

(A) The Department of Correction;

(B) The Department of Community Correction; or

(C) A law enforcement agency.

(2) Otherwise second degree escape is a Class D felony.

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Last modified: November 15, 2016